Category Archives: Politics

(Photo courtesy Facebook/Livestream/Leslie Munger) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – It has been more than two months since Illinois' elected state officials have been paid, an...

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has said Donald Trump is hurting the Republican Party with comments he made about Mexicans. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mark Kirk)By RFD RadioWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Senator Mark...

State Sen. Jason Barickman is hoping to see schools get funding regardless of the outcome of the full budget. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski SPRINGFIELD – Legislation sponsored by Sta...

(WJBC file photo)By PJ BaronSPRINGFIELD – Illinois has gone almost a year without a budget and there are only a few days left until the deadline for a plan.Illinois is currently $7 billion in de...

State Sen. Chapin Rose doesn’t think House Democrats are willing to compromise in the way Senate Democrats are. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Adam Studzinski SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Ch...

State Rep. Ron Sandack voted against the bill. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans could soon have the legal right to use their own sick days to care ...

Lawmakers have seven days to approve a budget. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski SPRINGFIELD – The clock is ticking for legislators to pass a state budget with a simple majority. State S...

Delegates listened as Gov. Broce Rauner spoke at the Illinois Republican Party convention at the Caterpillar Visitors Center in Peoria on Friday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Republican Party)By ...

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger has been named to a bipartisan committee that’s crafting legislation to address opioid abuse. (Photo courtesy wwwcspan.org/YouTube)By Eric StockWASHINGTON – U.S. R...

This is not the first bill State Rep. Dan Brady has criticized for not having a funding source. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House passed a measure to fully fu...